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Speedy deletion nomination of Daniel Coyne

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A tag has been placed on Daniel Coyne requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section A7 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the article appears to be about a person or group of people, but it does not indicate how or why the subject is important or significant: that is, why an article about that subject should be included in an encyclopedia. Under the criteria for speedy deletion, such articles may be deleted at any time. Please see the guidelines for what is generally accepted as notable.

If you think that the page was nominated in error, contest the nomination by clicking on the button labelled "Click here to contest this speedy deletion" in the speedy deletion tag. Doing so will take you to the talk page where you can explain why you believe the page should not be deleted. You can also visit the page's talk page directly to give your reasons, but be aware that once a page is tagged for speedy deletion, it may be removed without delay. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag yourself, but do not hesitate to add information that is consistent with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. If the page is deleted, you can contact one of these administrators to request that the administrator userfy the page or email a copy to you. It's a Fox! (Talk to me?) 00:43, 13 February 2013 (UTC)

How will the reader know it is true?

Hi, Patrick. I'm one of the Wikipedia regulars; you'll find me listed several times in the page history of the article on Ponaganset High School.

First, thank you for registering an account. One of the benefits of having an account is that you get this page, your "user talk page", where you can talk with other Wikipedia editors. You can access this page using the "Talk" link at the top right whenever you are logged in.

One of Wikipedia's core principles is that readers must be able to check for themselves that the information shown is true. This is called "Verifiability" and you can read about it at Wikipedia:Verifiability. There's an example in the high school article: next to the name "Sherwood C. Spring" is a footnote marker, and at the bottom of the article is a link to a NASA page. So, how can a reader check that Spring went to Ponaganset? NASA said so. Currently, much of the detail in the article doesn't meet this standard - the statements stand alone, with no links to "reliable sources" to back them up. Everything may well be true, but the reader cannot check. And, since this is "the encyclopedia that anyone can edit", by next week there may be new information there that could be completely false.

If you are interested in improving the article, it would be really good if you could dig out some press coverage of the school, and use it to add footnotes to the article. "How can the reader know that this is true? Well, it was printed in the 4th March 2011 edition of the Ponaganset Weekly News, page 12, in a piece entitled 'School retirement party'"

Does that make sense? Please feel free to ask questions here (I'll be watching), or on my talk page, or at the "Teahouse". -- John of Reading (talk) 09:07, 13 February 2013 (UTC)

Speedy deletion nomination of Daniel Coyne

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A tag has been placed on Daniel Coyne requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section A7 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the article appears to be about a person or group of people, but it does not credibly indicate how or why the subject is important or significant: that is, why an article about that subject should be included in an encyclopedia. Under the criteria for speedy deletion, such articles may be deleted at any time. Please read more about what is generally accepted as notable.

If you think this page should not be deleted for this reason, you may contest the nomination by visiting the page and clicking the button labelled "Contest this speedy deletion". This will give you the opportunity to explain why you believe the page should not be deleted. However, be aware that once a page is tagged for speedy deletion, it may be removed without delay. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag from the page yourself, but do not hesitate to add information in line with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. If the page is deleted, and you wish to retrieve the deleted material for future reference or improvement, then please contact the deleting administrator.  GILO   A&E⇑ 20:12, 5 October 2015 (UTC)